The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

rif.ONEY MARKET AND cobimmuciAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCE. , The usual we e kly mee ti ng o f t h e B ank of Eng land directors has been adjourned without any modification having been announced in the official min imum rate of discount. A ver y sa ti s f ac t or y feeling has consequently been imparted among all classes, monetary as well as comm erc i a l, l e ading to the belief that the return to be issued this evening froth that establishment will show that the alteras k ti° ne which have t a k en p l ace during the week 'aye been very favourable. Oat of doors, there fore, less anxiety has been manife3ted, and more disposition evinced by discounters to secure business at the current official rate. Several transactions in h ave Class p aper , h av i ng on l y a f ew d ays t o run, ci u ßve bee n reporte d at 9 per cen t. Th e supp l y of 4)lti egcapital continues abundant, and in the Stock t _ lc haege money is greatly in excess of all require 41euts. A further s u m o f £20,000 i n go ld was t a k en i nto th e Batik yesterday. The last wee k' s ra il wa y rece i p t s , ascer t a i ne d up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great 1864. 1863 ~, Western !,(ortn-Slrectern tollth-Western trighton M idland sout h Eastern l a re at N ort h ern tj leas bze and Yorkshire.. .K, orth stol and E xe t er -, E a 63,790 57,646 i.,_, Eastern a '-hester, Sh e ff ie ld, an d Li nco l n ' 8 ,910 17 , 203 Gre at Eastern These returns are, i n most i nstances, of a satis- Iletory character. On the Great Western there is 44 increase of £8,068, on the North Western of 46,873 , on the South Western of £3,110, on the 43rightOn of £1,973, on the Midland of £5,332, oa th e South E astern o f £3 , 260, on th e G rea t N or th ern °i £ 4,774, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of .f '1,542, on the Bristol and Exeter of £4Ol, on the North Etstcrn of £6,144, on the Manchester, B,,tittield, a n d Li nco l n o f £1,737 , an d on th e G rea t Eastern of £2,345. Two o'CLocK. At the Fouls Bourse this day, according to "' e ster's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Relates were quoted 64f. 65c. Flat. decidedly better feeling has been apparent in 4 e Stock Exchange markets since the separation ,‘ the Bank cour t. Th e E ng li s h Funds have re. it " ev ered the loss sustained yesterday afternoon, and general recovery is everywhere perceptible. Con -I,°lB for money are 881 -2-, and for the account 881 I. th e I\ rew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86-1 1; ii "? Annuities, 1885, 141 ; March Exchequer ail s , 9 s to 6 3 di s . ; I n di a 5 per Cents., 1041 ; En f4ced 6 per C en t s ., 1001 ; and the Bonds, 9a dis. ; Ba nk Stock is marked 235 237. In the F ore i gn M ar k et t h ere i s very lit t l e anima ti") and prices w hi c h d ec li n ed at the commence. me at of busines s h ave s i nce recovere d. Turkish 6 Per Cents., 1862, are 696 70; do. Consolides, 49 2 ; Mexican, 251 ; do. New, 24 i ; Greek, to 1 , 1 , 1 s panisk Passive, 291 a; do. Certificates, i; Port uguese , 461 47 ; R uss ian, 861 87 ; and 14t Confederate Loan, 64 65. T he dealings in the Railway Share Market have been on a rather limited scale, and in one or two -4ta noes prices have shown less firmness. Lanca shire and Yorkshire, South Western, and Man i ettest - o r, Sheffield, and Lincoln have each declined — l ,!' and North Eastern (Berwick) 10s. Great "esters, however, have impruved 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little ani. Illa tion, and quotations are unaltered. Por Bank and Miscellaneous shares there has been a very limited inquiry, and the few bargains r eported have been without material change in Prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK 3 GO VERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols I 0 0 Ac count, N ov. 1 2 ... • •• • BJI I I Per Cent. Reduced B6A a el ,,,, ~ Cent. B 6i a t , 0 per -,, w 2 ,j per Cent. Jan. 1891 "J° per Cent., Jan. 1873 An nuities, 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1,88,0. • Do for 3 0 yrs, expire sth April, 1880 l 4l i Do cited Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908*** March. tzelietin r Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cont. 6 9 dis Do e £5OO 13 Do £lOO and £2OO '„Ilk E ngland Stk, 51 per Ct. 1-'0 Account .... k i ,,N, Dies' GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I) Stock 101 per Cent. , April 1874 — Account '''.. D 0 5 per C ent. J u l y, 1 8 70 0 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — 1) Bo Certificates 0 Account — 4 . ) 0 1 per C ent. (D e f erre d 3 per C en t.) — i l j ° 4 i Per Cent. — D 0 Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ... . 1 , 0 5 per Cent Jan. 1872 looi .•-•o I .7 1, 0 2 per Cent., May, 1879 .. -- e 4 per Cent., Aug. 866 .. 1) 0 •, ~• „ bonds 1,000 9 aio under £l,OOO .. /3,1 1 ., t FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. - Dail'Pau Bond s , 5 per C ent ian 5 p er C ent ° 4 i per Cent., 1852-58-60 a b 011863 _ Uo ta , 1 .) 8 .yres 6 per. Cent _ 41:,? Accoun t . • . • .... . Oarl 6 per Cent. .0-io.ti ~ , ,,1 0 ,z per Cent ,o,bteeian 6 per Cent a, 6 per Cent. 1) 0 6 ) (0 ,.. Per Cent, 1864 1 41 3 per Cent. 1825 ki o ° 6 Per Cent , ' 1864 b o Etclo , r New Cosolidated, 1 ant. Cent — V, rovisonal Land War t lati 7 per Cent.. .. 95 i 11 ° ' Second Issue i 1 `.'o £lOO Bonds fj ek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons „0 Account I.', C oupons .. .),'..0 Account — ilAteroala per Cent. tali ° „ lB39 and. 1859 lex,- - „ - u Per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) — 251 1 ,---at, 3 per Cent 0 Account D ) ., o 1864.. Au () n b. o Per C en t . A ng l o -F renc h — dis z,ftto Scrip, £33 p a id t o ° French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis x d i . °1181 : 1 Imperial 5 per Cent & Granada r ) 2 er _ h ---0 Def p erred Cent. -0 L. d Warrants (Hectares) , 13 an 0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April . 18(31 — a „ . Do do Aug., 1866 — d c c'htn. 41 per Cent DO 3 Per Cent. (Uribarren)... ... b°''' li per Cent., 1862 jor A ccount btliguese 3 per Cent., 1853 b ° o Account — ."r, 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '60,62,'3 — "o.Account 4- fi an 5 pe r C ent., 1822, £ St — ) b o 4 z 1 Per Cent., 1850 .. D ° 3 1860 br, per Cent 1859 D" Per Cent, 1862 B6l 7 1)0 Anglo-Dutch .... ItrVeriP, £55 paid _ . ' 1, 111 5 per Cent ortzie. Account I 'la 3 er - 1)4 Account Cent 1)„` ) .11 eNv Deferred Lin Ac count Vo) P assive Pft to A ccount 29/ a 'sll Cert. ot Coup not funded o A kIi..kCCOULIt .. ~.., ,t) O 7, 4 per Cenc .. ttoti,,,, e riP, £6O paid — pm 1) 0 '". 6 per Cent. 1854 — u b a A CC OUtlt ,'-', Per Cent. MS D ° reonnt 6B i - R 4400 Bonds 1); ° Per Cent. 1862 1) Account .. 70i ° 4100 Bonds .. I) Do 1863 D° Guar .. 13 0 ,o aratteed, per Cent..... en e ,° 6 3 Scrip £lO paid .bo - A s' e la 3 per ' Cent. 1)0 Acc ount 1 ) 0 ~ Per Cent , 1862 b ''eoun t . : 6 r , .. trer Cent. 1861 — liit tvidendson the above payable in London )Igr a lE tz • 5 Per Cent., Ex, 10 Florins. ,tch rt o, 4 i per Cent., Ex. 25f — Do cc' Per Cent Ex. 12 Guil ~ *e44 Per Cent. C er ti f i cates 11 14 ile ntes 2 c Cent D 0 5 p : P r 4 er Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — e count ' 641 i 'IL TWO 0 O'CLOCK. 1:)' °1 ' NI 0 4‘5 t oy..: Bgi 1 1424 1 , ,, f ......... ttllttli 10,11 88j 4 June. North London . Do New . Do New, !SM. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E. ' Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon , South Eastcna 16tafnes,Wok.,andWok. Taff Vale.. Do C . Vale of Neath Waterford 4; Eilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. et R P 76 i Business dons 1001 i 82 84 123 12 6 8 I'B 12 140 141 127 (3u 8) 91 71i 72 51 53 38 42 99 10i 1131 114 (8 103 tO5 33 4C 112} 112; 94 00 64i 65i 109 110 13 , 1 f 130! 100 102 62 63 24 t 5 IC6i 107, 65 C 6 95 f 6 125 130 35 36 9 10 76 86 118 123 , 1 16 p 78 78 101 lii 138 138 E 5 67 35 17 821 521 8 9 160 :65 34 44 97 99 32 34 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. 3hsr. Railways ;.;]antic etc St lawrene. tom.,llarodaec.Cent In U. 5 per cent........ Do. E. Shares... inhale, and Laae Enrol Do. Preference .t. 7 l3ulralo,llrintAGodricl 6 p. ot. NIL Aug. 1, 187 Jo. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1, 18: Acutta.&S.Eastn.J.i;: •EipeTown Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.c. per. pi e;atetn. p. bast Indian. pm. 5 p. c Do. do. J Eat.... Grand Trunk of Cana. , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist trek. Do. do. deferred..... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds. Do. do. deferred..... Do. 3d Pie. stock .. Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th Pref. stock.. Do. do. deferred..... stook IG 100 ateck Stook 20 stock 10 stook stock stock sui 20 100 Paid. 54 36 100 101 i dis pr 41 6 7 8 93 10) 92 94 100} 101, 100 101 19 20 87 90 68 70 59 (11 62 64 55 57 51 53 96 50 28 20 26 MI 10 id pr id 1 r it.lndtaPentn.gua.sp.c Do. Gui. 5 per cen` Do. New gua. 5 p. e... South.of India(Linu guaranteed 5 per oent Do. 41 per cent—... Do - t. W. of Canada Share, Do. New Pb. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. •. Indian Branch Limited Amino, guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. p. o. Extensioi De. 4i d 0........ stook stock stock 20 stock A tocif et tick Do. Eifth Extension. llelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnd- Idelb. & Hobson's Bay. Newßr unsmok dG Cand: Class A and B. N ftl.C'daB po Ist pt bdt Scinde Do. Delhi c9 l r)o. do Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. S Flog) tx' 99 WO 1 100 < 2 ICO UOO 9 94 114 11 89 01 77 81 d 100 101 93 05 88 00 8 CO 3 r, 80 83 99 100 UBi 99i id par 981 994 95 1,7 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 18;2.... 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 ;411.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja. Jui 1877-34 100 90 9 3 95 Do. ap. c. Feb. & Auk 100 89 92 Do. 6p. c.slar.ct Sept 100 88 D 0 Do. sp. c. JandkJuly. lOC 77 80 81 Do. 5 Inscribed stool 100 75 80 78 'ape G.Hope, 4p 0,187. 100 104 100 Do.Ap do Oct. 188( 100 104 108 Do. 180. 100 i(5 107 )o. Jan. & July. 1891. 100 107 109 ;eylon, N0v.1863, 6 p 100 108 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 1(9 112 Ilauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 101 104 Do. 1878 100 103 106 Do. 1882 100 .04 103 natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 if): 104 4.33. G ov. 6 p.o. J a.,lz,Jut) 100 92 95 d. S. W. G ov. 5 p x.,180 100 97 99 Do. sp. c.,18/1 to 1871 100 95 47 Do. d0.,1888 drupvich 100 04 96 lew Zealand 6 p cent 100 100 103 slova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 95 93 2ueensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 10) 102 101 k Aus Gov. 6 p.e.lf 68- 100 Do. 176 St ill ward , lOO 105 107 Nrlo.Gov. 6 p.c. da.leduly 100 - Do. lo a p.c. An.32,04t.. 100 10i 105 BRITISH MINES. 2 'lambrian Consol. Gold 1 / Chiverton ),,uoru Amalgamated — 9 31 /even G. Cons. (Taoist 1 570 590 Drakewal's— ~Lst Bassett(lllogan) su 55 69 'ast Caradon ...... 'LPL. 231 241 .;,ist Cara Brea 3.9.0 61 71 East Grenville 2.7.0. 71 74 East Lovell 11 - '1 Russel (Tavistk. 41 5 4amASt.Aubyn(Gwen 60 6 8 4 Great Laxey, all 15 16 ireat South Tolgus... 17( 11 2 Wheal Vor(lielstoi, 40 29 31 31 I erc.4• I's-leoot 0. .513 38 9u I ingtton Downs 1.:8 ., 441 largaret (Uny Lelan: 6 8 darke Valley.. I lynch( Iron Ore (Lim. 2A 14 1(. . l9 25 7 gew• Seton .. 216 (0 70 —. orth Downs 3 4 11 North Roskear.. . 294 20 22 ~11 Basset (111o4(.1, 3.1 , .6 11 2 s'orth Wheal Crotty . 2.80 3 31 Prosper United.... ... 7.1..'. 34 31 Tov 'deuce ( Uny Lein t. lu 6.7 36 38 iouth Caradon(St.Cleei 14 20 540 W h eai Fran. „18.18.1 33 36 itray Park Pin Cron .4 )5 16 ,West Basset (Illogan).. 11 8 9 V Cr radon (Liskeard 9 5 6 West Chiver; on West Seton Xhes.l Basset (Mogan 51 92 (35 sVhcal Buller(Redrath 10 12 14 ,Vhealbudcott Nheal Mary Ann ;Men 8 15 17 wheal Beton 584 200 305 Tx-clammy (Lis.: 7 18 20 - ,Vheal Union 4 4 11 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 1011 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 27i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 9} Imperial Mexican, 2i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, i 01 BANIi S. Alliance 311 3 21 Ditto, new, 301 21 Ditto, new, issued at 20 pm., 151 Anglo Austrian,,;* Australasia, 10 Ditto, new, 54 Bank of New Zealand, 151 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 101 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 31 30 European Bank, lim., 81 Ilindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), 25 Ditto, new, El Imperial Bank (llin.). 28 London and Brazilian tlim.), 41 40 11 London and County„ :70 London Joint Stock, 41 London and South African, 22 11 London and %% estminster, t3j Merchant Bank, lien., 101 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., S 91 Scinde, runjaub, and Delhi, Urn., 14 1 10 DOCKS. stook SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Share l Railways. raid . 1 Closing I Business Price. done. 13.14, . Wol., and Str. Va]. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledontan Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A I A gets no div Do" B till 6pc.p an.h a s been paid to li.l Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 Glasg. and S. NVestern , Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern 1 Do A stock 5i 6; 31 33 16 17 83 85 105 107 44 45 Do B do Gt. S. and W. of frelan,l Great Westerr,Original Do Str Val :rim eito,A ; Do. South Wale s ' Do. West Mid. -Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford, Lancashire & Yorkshire: 'London and Blackwall: Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western, Lon. & So'.th We s t ern ' Man., Shef., & Lincoln.) Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares... Metropolitan I Do Binning. t Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds I Do York I Do Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do 1 80r-51 • 14) 391 71i 21 n 2 , 113 121 112 i i 94; f 6* 52 1/ 24/ 107} 62 East and West India, 138 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 191 1 Berlin Water NVorks, Urn., 8 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8 Discount Corporation, 121 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, 1im.,r21 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 5 / Hudson's Bay, 191 15 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., International Financial society, lim., 51 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 91 / London Financial Association, lim., 201 Ditto, new, 191 National Discount Company, lim., 122 / Ocean A! arine (Insurance),: 2l l Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 491 Royal Mail Steam, Mi Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., The supply of bar silver by the last West India packet has been sold at ss. ad. per oz. standard, showing a fall of from the last price. This amount has been sold for the Continent, there being an entire absence of demand for India, POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day. BOW-STREET. GREAT FORGERY AND FRAITD ON DENT AND CO„ OF COCKSPUR-STEET.—Francis Joseph Cooke, a young man, lately in the employ of Messrs Dent and Co., of Cockspur street, was placed at the bar on remand charged with forging cheques and orders for the . delivery of goods to an amount exceeding £SCO. The facts connected with the case are somewhat extraor dinary. The prisoner, in the month of March last, pro cured an introduction to the Messrs Dent of the most re spectable description, and was engaged at first merely as a temporary clerk. H,s duty was to arrange a quantity of old papers, amongst which he found an old cheque book which contained a number of blank forms, This fact, it seems, led the prisoner to arrange a most ex'ensive spited' of plunder, which was not put into execution until the whole scheme was ripe. When the time arrived the prisoner set to work with the utmost speed, and in one day he suc ceeded in obtaining either money from the customers of his employers, or goods to order purporting to be signed by them to the amount of over £lOO. On the day in ques tion the prisoner called upon a number of j,nvollers and ob-. teined a large amount of property, and also favoured the customers of the Messrs. Dent with a visit to collect their accounts. In one case he went to Mr Dodd, Cornhill, and asked for the amount of a bill owing to Messrs. Dent, amounting to £l3O, which he received, He also went to Mr Jones, a jeweller, and obtained about £2OO worth goods, and to Mr Vaughan, where he produced a forged cheque for £25, signed by Mr Dent, asking for the favour of change for it in Irish bank notes. This he also received. After collecting the whole et the plunder he absconded on the 13th of September, going, it appears, to Coleraine, in Ireland. After being there some time he returned to England and resided for a short time in Chelsea, his object being to get to Australia, ho having taken a passage there in a ship which sailed two days after he was apprehended at Reigate from the information lodged there by Sergeant Russell, of the metropolitan police force. The court was crowded by persons from whom the prisoner had either obtained money or goods, as he not only robbad his employer's customers, but ho also victimized his fellow clerks and acquaintances. Mr. Joseph John Carey, jeweller, Cheapside, said—The prisoner on the 13th of September entered my shop, and represented himself as having come from Messrs. Dent, of Cockspur-street, and produced an order signed M. F. Dent and Co., for goods to the amount of £B9 9s. 6d. He gave me a cheque signed as per order for the amount. I had had but one small transaction with them, and I had never seen the prisoner before. The order stated that " the bearer" had a cheque for the goods, which, if not sufficient, he was to pay the balance in cash. Mr Henry (looking at the order)—l presume the articles are such as the Messrs Dent would not require ; for instance, a diamond ring ? Mr C arey—The transaction I have spoken of was correct enough as to that particular article. Mr Smith, manager to Messrs Dent, said the prisoner was a junior clerk in the cashier's department. The order spoken of by Mr Coney is in his (prisoner's) handwriting. He had no authority to sign the name of the firm for the purpose of obtaining goods. The forged cheque is also issued by the prisoner. Mr Henry—Upon whose bank is the cheque drawn ? Mr Smith—The Messrs Drummond. The cheque book used by the prisoner was an old one, which was in use before the new stamp act was passed, Mr Henry—lt ought to have been burnt, because any person could put one of the new penny stamps upon it, and afterwards use it. How many old forms did the book con tain ? Mr Smith—Seventeen, your worship. Mr Henry—How many of those have been traced ? Russell, the officer--Only five, sir. A large amount of jewellery, consisting of rings, watch chains, &a., was here produced from a black leather bag, from amongst which Mr Caney identified nearly the whole of the goods he had supplied the prisoner. Mr Henry—Did you present the cheque at Messrs Drum monds ? Mr Ca rey—No; I paid it into my bank, and it was re turned to me as forged. Mary Ann Bailey said I assist at the Railway Hotel, Reigate. The prisoner left the bag produced in my care on the 13th of September. George Rogers, superintendent of the Reigate policemen, said I took the prisoner into custody at Reigate. I found the watch and chain identified by Mr C arey on the pri soner's person, and the key of the bag in which was a vast amount of jewellery, I fonnd in the prisoner's pocket. When I took him into custody he told me the curb chain he wore belonged to Mr C arey of Chcapside, and that the guards and Alberts also were his. He told me if I went to Mrs Cooke, South-street, Chelsea, I should find some more of the property. The next case called on was that in which the prisoner obtained £l3O from Mr. Dad, of Cornhill. Mr. New said he did not, on that occasion, propose to go into that case, as the charges against the prisonef were so numerous that he wished to arrange matters so that the trial should not take place at the Central Criminal Court until next sessions. Mr. Henry had no objection to such a proceeding, there fore he would, at that stage of the case, remand the prisoner for a week. rHE SUN, LOISDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1864. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAPTURE OF THIEVES AND A RECEIVER.—WiIIiam Cook, John Greenwood, and Arthur Russell, three lads who refused their addresses, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing, at 34, Dudley-street, four pairs of trousers, of the value of £1 6e., the property of Mr. Ben jamin, clothier; also with stealing a coat of the value of Bs., from the shop of Mr, John Foster, tailor, &0., 29, Princes street, Leicester-square; and they were further charged with having in their possession a coat, a piece of linsey, and other property, believed to be stolen. Maria Cavanagh, of 6, Hatton-yard, St. Andrews, was charged with receiving the articles, well-knowing them to be stolen. The lads were well known to the police as thieves, and the woman as a receiver of stolen goods. Thomas Knowles, 200 G, deposed that about 10 o'clock at night he was on duty, in plain clothes, at the corner o Cross-street, Hatton-garden,when:he noticed Cook go down Hatton-garden-yard, having a bundle under his arm. Knowing Cook to be a thief, and suspecting all was not right, he kept a sharp look out, and soon afterwards he saw Greenwood and Russell go down, and one ca them having a bundle. On going down the yard a little way he saw the three lads go into the house, No. 6, where Cavanagh lived. He then went and got the assistance of another ccnstablf, and entered the house very quietly, and found Cavanagh's room door a little way open, and on peeping through the opening saw Cook hand Cavanagh two pairs of trousers, which, after eho had looked at, she placed on a chair, say ing she would pay for them. Russell then handed Cavanagh two pairs of trousers, and while Cavanagh was looking at them he (Knowles) pushed open the door and walked into the room, when Cavanagh exclaimed " Oh, my God," at the same time acting down on the two pairs of trousers on the chair, and the oth©r two pairs she tried to secure under her clothes. He told Cavanagh to get up and she did so, and on his pointing to the trousers on the chair she said they did not belong to her. He then made a search and found a piece of now linsey and a piece of check, which Cavanagh said she had bought of a person she did not know. Air Tyrwhitt asked the constable whether be knew Cavanagh, and the constable said he had known her ft r years, and she was once charged before his worship at Clerkenwell Police-court. Mr Benjamin having identified the trousers as his pro perty, and stated that they were stolen from his shop, L. Bibby, 182 G, proved finding two ousts in Cavanagh's room, one of them he saw Greenwood drop ott his entering the roam. Thomas Fitzgerald, in the employ of Mr Foster, identi fied one of the coats as the property of Mr Foster. Cavanagh said she told the lads to walk out of her room. Mr Tyrwhat remarked that he had no doubt she did so as soon as she saw the constable walk in. Cavanagh said the constable could not have looked through the keyhole, because the door had not got one. Knowles said the door was not closed, through some singular want of foresight; nor aas a blanket hung before it, which was a common practice with receivers, and he was thus enalled to see what was going on. The prisoners were all committed for trial, but will be brought up again. Cavanagh asked to be admitted to bail, but Mr Tyrwhitt refused, stating that she was the receiver, and the worst of the lot. WESTMINSTER. GROSS CASTS OP IMPOSING A FALSE CHARACTER UPON GENTLEMAN.—A tall man, about 40 years of age, who gave the name of Francis Harris, was Charged upon a warrant with having imp )sed upon Mr Fryer, a gentleman of fortune, in Chester-street, Bolgrave-squire, a spurious character, by which he WAS enabled to enter his service at his country house in Dursetshire, Prosecutor said I appear here entirely on public grounds, with the desire to break up a clique of persons who are pur suing most disgraceful courses to get situations. Early in September last I saw an advertisement in the papers ; it was headed, " Indoor Servant," and went on to say, "Single-handed or otherwise, age 30, height oft Din, can brew, in last situation 3 years 2 months." Thinking that the person described would suit me, I wrote to the address given, No. 13, Little Queen's-street, Edgware-road, and he came to me. I engaged him, provided his reference, which ho had given me, was satisfactory. His reference was " Captain Charles Willes, Lyster House, Brentwood Essex." He particularly told me how to spell the gentleman's name, cad I wrote to him at the address given, and in a few days I received an answer stating that Thomas Harris had Lived under him the exact time stated in the advertisement, three years and two months, and was everything a man could desire in a servant, was sober, honest, and had left on his own accord. Prisoner was hired in consequence of this high character, and came to my house in Dorset-street on the following Friday, and continued with me until the Monday, when I found out what he was. I found there was nothing laid for my dinner, no cloth, no preparation. Tho prisoner was in a confused and muddled state, yafectly bewildered, and did not know what he was about. He was thoroughly intoxi- cated, and I told him that if he did not get out of my house in half an hour I would kick him out, and he took me at my word and went. The circumstance of his being drunk so soon after he had come to me was so opposed to the character I had just received of him that my suspicions were aroused, and I determined to leave no stone unturned until I ascertained whether prisener had not entered my service by means of a false character. I corresponded with the head of the constabulary, at Brentwood, Essex, inquiring about Capt. Willes, and I received in answer a communi cation I now produce. informing me that there was no Capt. Willes known there, and no house of the name men tioned as his residence. Mr Selfe—How do you suppose the character was given ? Prosecutor--There is no doubt about the mode in which it was done. I have been informed by the chief constable, at Brentwood, that the postmaster there received a written slip of paper, requiring letters addressed to Capt. Willes to be sent to 3, Southward-place, Hyde-park. Thsro he was introduced to the master of the house, a gentleman who has lent me every assistance (Capt. Dyke). He knows nothing of a Capt. Willes, but there is every reason to blievo that there has been collusion with some of his ser vents, and that the character emanated from that quarter.: Mr Solfe—ls there any further evidence ?j Sergeant Huddy, of the B division—l took the prisoner last night at the address given in the Edgware-road, when he admitted his guilt. Mr Selfe—What did he say ? Witness—Ho said he was very sorry; it was a false cha- racter he had got, and he must admit it; but he was very sorry. Prisoner—l am guilty. I had been a long while out of a situation, and wanted to get another; ➢lr Selie—And when you had got it you took the quickest means in your power to lose it. Your conduct is very dis graceful, and this is a most serious offence, I shall fine you 420, and in default commit you for six months. THA.IIIES. CHARGE or BI GAMY. —George Robert Murrell, a mean looking man, aged 33 years, and described as a ropemaker, of Angel-place, High- s t reet, Bow, was c h ar ged with bigamy, intermarrying with Laura L omas , o f No. 13, Buross-street, Commercial- roa d . The case failed, for the same reason that many cases of bigamy have failed, the absence of proof of the first mar • riage. The first wife, who in many cases of bigamy is the only person who can prove her marriage, is not per mitted to give evidence against her husband. This state of the law has given rise to innumerable hardships and cases of injustice. It was not long since that a man named Ducker, who had discarded his first wife and married a second, was charged with bigamy in this court. His first wife was the only person living who could prove the marriage with her husband, and she was not allowed to give evidence. Her husband was discharged, and left the court with his second wife, who knew he was a married man, and had a wife living when she was united to him in church, and had been living with him some time. She has been since living with Ducker, and the real Mrs Ducker has since summoned her husband for refusing to maintain her, and has been allowed a weekly stipend. Similar cases could be multiplied. Laura Lomas, his second wife, was sworn, and was be ginning to relate the particulars of her marriage to thi prisoner, when Mr Partridge said the first thing to be done was to prove the first marriage, and that the first wife was living when the prisoner contracted the second marriage. A police constable who had charge of the case said he had the certificates of registry of both marriages to produce. Mr Partridge said that would not do. The first marriage must be proved by legal evidence. The police constable said the first wife was in attendance. Mr Partridge—She cannot be examined. The prisoner must be discharged, tut he can be taken into custody again if you can obtain further evidence. The second wife, a most respectable young woman, said she would pursue the case and obtain satisfactory evidence of the first marriage, M ISSING slim—The Harriet Ramble, from Sunderland for Kurrachee, sailed from the Downs on the 20th of November, 1863, and has not since been heard of, A NIW RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—The necessity of devising means for preventing the perpetration of crimes in railway carriages has turned the attention of in ventors to the subject, and the following contrivance has been proposed by aM. Leprovost. His railway carriage is made of sheet iron, and does not greatly differ in appearance from the common one. It is a first class c ,rriage containing 24 places, or 8 for each compartment. Within, a longitud i • na'. passage establishes communication between the com partments, amid extends along whole train from carriage to carriage. The partitiolis of each compartment, rising to the roof, prevent the inconvenience of draughts from the other compartments, and the partitions which form the passage protect the traveller from those which might come from the windows of the same ;compartment, From this it appears that travellers in the same compartment are only visible to the official that walks up and down in the passage. According to this description, the first-class car riage must, in our opinion, bear a striking resemblance to a prison van, and indeed we incline to believe that all this ngenuity is utterly thrown away, seeing that the problem has long been solved in America, and better still in Switzerland, by doing away with compartments alto gether, and establishing a free communication with the adjoining carriages of the train; a plan which is only ob jected to by fastidious and shortsighted exclusiveness. In Switzerland nothing can be more convenient than a railway carriage, to which the traveller gains access by ascending a few steps, leading to a sort of platform or balcony for smokers. Here a door opens into the interior, fitted up like a saloon, with a table in the middle, and seats all round ; the pasceegers, instead of being cramped by sitting for hours in the same posture, can walk about, or write, or play at chess or whist if they please The seats are made to turn so as to face opposite points of the compass, and everything is arranged on the most com fortable plan, with the only exception that the traveller de sirous of solitude is not alone; a questionable comf art which, as we but too well know, is fraught with danger. SURGERY.—The Abeille Medicale publishes a curious case of a fracture treated with iodine by Dr. Foucard, of Pont St.-nlycnce. About a year ago a carman, aged 56, and enjoying a good constitution, fell from his cart, one of the wheels o f w hi c h wen t over his left leg and fractured it. Upon examination It was found that on the inner side of the leg there was a flesh wound which had bled profusely; the fracture was oblique, and at about one-third of the height of the leg from the sole of the foot. The limb was successfully set, and the flesh wound soon got well. No swelling nor inflam matory reaction ensued, and everything went on promising, when about 50 days after the accider t, the bandages being t a k en o ff, Dr. Fouchard di,- covered that the fragments of the tibia had not grown tc. gether again, although those of the fibula had. The ban dage was put on again, but a month latei matters had not changed, and no callus had been formed between the fragments. Dr Foucard, suspecting this might be owing to the interposition of a little unabsorbed blood which might in the end cause the formation of a false joint, re solved to have recourse to an injection of tincture of iodine. Having placed the limb on a rail of flannel so as to prevent the heel from resting on the bed, he inserted a trecar into the leg at the point where the fracture was, to The patient, a h b l e a ka td u b ha ulueatg,whzwaisstthial applied Gazetteu but little a,snoanintont:::encnecknveeeesdar keeping tho fragments of the tibia apart by a very slight pressure on the foot, and then injected the liquid twice, the patient declaring that he could not bear the operation c t t i h n s g t a that ndin g callus a n d any longer. After this operation the bandage was ro teonhticiehee the slw3 They placed, and after the lapse of about two months i th. P not perfectly himself again, is now able Th ' arrest of four been secreted, and that. there was no mobility perceptible. had he had the satisfa li c e t d ion ag o a f in p n et o - conductors in had six watches concealed about their persons, one of Switzerland. One of the prisoners had only been 20 days b o e f tw t e h en e Bel 1 ruffiansi ue who and at liberty, having just completed a long term of punishment in the galleys. The police are on the track of the other them being exactly like those worn by ma i l accomplices. The steam frigate Labrador, Captain Borgnes des Borden, employed in conveying infantry and cavalry between Algiers and Oran, was assailed in its last pas"-, by a vio lent tempest from the north-east. After baying received considerable damage to her masts and lost 15 horses, she at last found a refuge in a port on the Spanish coast. Marshal Forey arrived at Nancy a few days back and was warmly welcomed. The military autho rities, headed by General Count d'Alton, received the Mar sha at the railway station, and proceeded la ith him on horseback to his hotel, the streets being thronged wi.h people and the houses decked out with flags. In front of the Hotel de Lorraine was a large escutcheon bearing the names of the victoiics gained by the Marshal in Mexico. Cries of ic Vivo l'Eropereur I" " Vive le Mareehal Forey l" wore to be heard on all sides. The troops of the garrison were drawn up on the Place Stanislaus, and paid the usual military honours as the cortege passed. Immediately after his arrival at the Hotel the Marshal appeared on the bal cony, when a fresh outburst of acclamation took place. A reception of the civil authorities afterwards took place. The Italian Naval Journal announces that, from motives of economy, the experimental squadron will be reduced to a single division, composed of the iron-olad frigates Re d'ltalia, San Martino, Castelfidardo, and the Maria Pia, or the Principe Carignano. Rear-Admiral Vacca will remain in command, having his flag on board the Re d'ltalia. The frigates Garibaldi, Italia, Duca di Genova, Carlo Alberto, and Maria Adelaide ; the corvette Terrible ; ;he steam advice boat Messagiero ; and the transport Rosolino Pilo, will be laid up in ordi• nary. The corvettes Earldice and Valorosa are to proceed on an experimental etuizz , in the Meditera ratieand allotted. favourite and headed the Count's home, winning easily by half a length. KELSO AUTUMN MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 3 says each, with 30 added, for all ages, Three-quarters of a mile. Mr Oliver's Newchurzh, 4 yrs, 9st llb (Loa les)t 1 Mr Wilkinson's Wetsail, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (J. Snowden)t2 Mr Sidney's Chicot the Jester, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b .. (Doyle) 3 The following also ran :—Honest John, Reviver, and Portrack. Betting-6 to 4 agst Newchurch, 3 to 1 agst Hones John and Chicot the Jester, 6 to 1 agst any other. A dead heat between Newchurch and Weteail; two lengths separated the third from the pair. Deciding Heat-2 to lon Newchurch, who won in a canter by four lengths. The Roxburgh Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, with 200 added; winners extra. One mile and a half. Mr Merry's Sir Roger, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Covey) 1 Mr I'Anson'a Borealis, 4 yrr, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 2 Mr Temperley's Alice, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib ~...,..( Martin) 3 Mr MackeLzio's King Charming, 4 yrs, Bst .... (Doyle) 4 Mr J Scott's Tooi Tool, 3 yrs, 7st 11b ........ (Loates) 5 Mr Barber's Macbeth, yre, 6st 71b (Clarkson) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sir Roger, 2to 1 agst King Charm ing, 7 to 2 agst Boret.lis, 6 to 1 agst any other. A good race, won by a head, four lengths between second and third; a bad fourth, The Innkeepers' Plate (Soiling) of 33 sovr, added to a Sweepstakes of 2 soya each. 1 mile 3 fur 20 yards. Mr Brand nd Picco, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Goodall) 1 Mr Taylor nd Madame Tagliafico, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Clarkson) 2 Mr Sidney's Chicot the Jeater, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Kay) 3 Mr Ruddock's B ar b ara Allan, 5 yrs, 7st 61b . . (Ward) 4 Adrift and Charcoal also ran. Betting--Even on Chicot the Jester, 2 to I aget Madame Tagliafico, 3 to 1 agst Picco, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won easily by two lengths; four lengths between second and third; a bad fourth. The Bowmont Stakes of 3 soya each. One mile and a half. Mr J. Elliott's Tarn Glen, 6 yrs, 12st 101b..(Mr Calder) 1 Leader, 12st 41b ............ Flibberty Gibbet, 12st ... . Ragman, 125 t.......... Betting-6 to 4on Tam Gien, who won oasily by three lengths; the same between second and third. The Kelso Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs; winners extra. One mile. Mr Wilkinson's Wetsail, 5 yrs, 7st 7ib Mr Cowen's 13otsy Copeland, 4 yrs, bat 91b (Martin) 2 Tho following also ran :—St Alexis, Reviver, Constancy, Deerfoot, and Random. Rotting—Even on St Alexis, 2 to 1 agst Wetsail, C to 1 agst any other. Won by 10 lengths. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market steady at yesterday's decline. Sales, probably 4,000 bales. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 20.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19. Wind S.E.—Arrived—Catherine and Ann, from Leghorn. FALMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind E.—Arrived—Lilly, from New York—Grorge Duto in, from Havannah—Alexander, from Marseilles. PORTSMOUTH, Oct, 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rind°, from China. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH:) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 20—Nathaniel, from Quebec—William and Mary, from Guernsey—Sultana Reine, from Mogadore. Sailed—Fling, for Cortu—Jolly, for Moreton Bay. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Oct. 19.—Seine et Tautibe, screw steamer, from London, for Rouen. Passed—Europa, screw steamer, from Palermo, for London. The bicldings for 30,000,000 rupees (£300,000) in bills on India took place at the Bank of Eng. land yesterday, and the following are the official particulars :—The proportions allotted were—to Calcutta, 16,28,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 3,00,000 rupeee; and to Madras, 50,000 rupees. The mini mum prices was fixed at is 111 d per rupee on Ca'- cutta and Madras', and is 110 on Bombay. All the tenders were accepted, but as will be seen from the above, they did not amount to the sum to be write. The Explosion at Erith, Yesterday evening Mr W. Payne, coroner for London and Southwark, resumed at Guy's Hospital the inquiry respect ing the death of the giri Elizabeth Osborn, who expired from the effects of the exp:osion at Erith. Mr C. J. Carttar, the coroner for Kent, was present. Mr H. Bodkin Poland, instructed by Mr Tassel!, ap peared on bekalf of Messrs Hall, the owners of the exploded barges and magazines. It will be remembered that these proceedings had been adjourned in order that the coroner might apply to the Board of Trade to direct an inspection to be made of the barrels, &c., in use by the Messrs Hall, as the undated letter found atter the explosi - n in the handwriting of George Rayner, the manager of the exploded magazine, described the con dition of the barrels sent to him from Faversham to be in the last degree dangerous. Mr C. J. Carttar handed to Mr Coroner Payne the letter of R•tyner, which has been already published. Me Payue read the letter to the jury, and made a note of the fact. Mr I"cter Hall wls then sworn. He said—l carry on bnEiness as one of the fi in at Lombird-street. William Monk is the manager at Faversham, and George Rayner was the manager of the magazine at Erith. The lettn.pro duced, though addressed to Monk, was not received. If it had been my brother would hava seen it at Faversham believe most confidently the letter was never sent, It was written three years ago. Coroner—You cannot tell that. Witness.-IVell, threo years ego Raynor called at the offices and complained of the casks, and said "Do so cer tainly;" but I communicated with my brother, who visited the works next - day. My impression is that he did not send the letter, as I took up the matter myself. No com plaints were made since then. - A Juror—But in the letter he says, ‘. I have not as yet made any complaint," so that he could not ha; e seen you at the time he wrote the letter, and he told you he would Witness said that his impression was that the letter, which was with )ut date, had been written when Rayner had the interview with him. The coroner then read a few words from the fragment of a letter dated 1818, and written by a man named William which it was said. "Let these be sent in new and sound casks, not," &c. The letter had been picked up, like the other, after the explosion. It did not appear to be of any particular importance, But he had received a number of letters and communications from different persons, HOMO of which contained apparently valuable suggestions. He had written to ask the Board of Trade to cause an inspection to be made cf the Existing magazines of Messrs Hall, but they had not done so. Various suggestions as to the safe package and storage o powder having been offered, The Foreman said that it would certainly seem to be de sirable that magazines should only be erected on such a spot that an explosion would not place in peril the lives of a whole community. Mr Hall said that 18 acres of land had been purchased at great expense, solely to keep persons at a distance. The Coroner said that no doubt the Messrs. Hall had done everything for the best, according to their judgment, and therefore they could not fairly be blamed for the cala mity which had taken place. But after such occurrences suggestions were naturally made with a view to improve . . - ment, and ho had no doubt that due consideration would bo given to them. The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of as accidental explosion of gunpowder, but that there was no evidence as to how the explosion arose." The Foreman said that the jury had already expressed their opinion with respect to the danger of permitting lights and fires on board powder barges. The proceedings then terminated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 6to 1 agst Gratitude (offered—take 100 to 15) Bto 1 agst Brick (offered—take 9to 1) 11 to 1 agst Stockinger (taken) 12 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Prince Plausible (taken) 15 to 1 agst Columbia (taken) 100 to 6 agst Accident (offered) 100 to 6 agst Muezzin ;offered—take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agat Tattoo (taken and offered) 25 to 1 eget Bayard (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Saccharonieter (offered—take 33 to 25 to 1 agst Planet (offered) 40 to 1 agat Highflyer dam colt (offered) 60 to 1 agat Columba (taken) 60 to 1 agst Gabrielle d'Eatrees (offered) 66 to 1 agst bkeffingtou (offered) 100 to 1 agst The Giant (offered) LINCOLN AUTUMN M ZETING—WEDNESDAY. The Grand Steeplechase and the Queen's Guineas were the pieces de resistance of to-day's card, the former bring ing out six runners, which, by the fortune of war, were soon reduced to two, various falls and r‘ fusals leaving the issue to Pigeon and Bridegroom, the first-named taking the lead at the last fence and winning cleverly. The Queen's Plate only found Suburban and Rose to contest for it, the Count's horse the favourite. The weight told on him, however, and Rose won cleverly by half a length. The other events, as our return will show, call for no notice whatever. The Conso!ation Scramble (handicap), of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; for all ages. Winners extra. b subs. Six furlongs. Mr C. Blanton's Goldylocke, 3 yrs (Morris) w.o. The Great National Autumn Steeplechase (handicap of 10 soya, 5 ft, and 3 if declared, with 80 added. Winners extra. The second to save his stake. 14 subs, lof whom declared. About four miles. Mr G. Walker's Pigeon, 5 yrs, list 7th (inc. 71b extra) (Owner) 1 Mr John T. Bygott's Bridegroom, h h, list 61b (J. Knott) 2 The following alas ran :—Portland, Woodford, Mean wood, and The Wrangler. 13,tting-5 to 4 agst Pigeon, 3 to 1 agst Bridegroom, 5 to 1 agst Portland, 6 to 1 agst Woodford, 8 .to 1 eget Wrangler, and 10 to 1 agst Meanwood. Bridegroom, on the far side, was first away, having Woodford, Portland, and Pigeon as his immediate followers, Meanwood and Wrangler bringing up the rear. The first flight of hurdles was taken in these positions, but as they turned for the water jump in front of the Stand the two leaders were in advance, and cleared it side by side, the favourite following third, Portland fourth, with Wrangler and Meanwood lying up. Immediately they cleared the flight of hurdles on the hill the latter ran past his horses and came down the hill several lengths in ad vance; but, getting his head up, he, instead of taking the hurdles, bolted and ran nearly to the Stand before hs could bo stopped. This left Bridegroom again in possession of a clear lead, closely attended by Pigeon, Woodford, Port land, and Wrangler in the order we have given them, and which positions they retained across the lane and to the fence behind the hovel, which the two leaders cleared with out a mistake, but on Woodford reaching it he refused and ran down, and in so doing caused his followers, who were close in his wake, to follow suit. The four resolutely re fused to face the obstacle for some time, which completely put them out of the race, but Woodford being persevered with was got over. but repeating his refusal at the succeed ing fence he was stopped, and returned home. Bridegroom retained his pride of place, evidently by the permission of the rider of Pigeon, who waited with great patience until they reached the drop fence on to the Common, where he appeared to lose some ground, but speedily recovering the mistake, he reached the leader at the flight of hurdles at the distance, which he cleared in advance, and came on with a clear lead, and wen in a canter by half a dczen lengths. Nothing else passed the post. The Witham Handicap of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for all ages. Winners extra. The second to save his stake. One mile. Mr Handley's Ossian, 4 yrs, Bst lib (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr W. liedley's Introduction, Est 71b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr T. Cliff's Sea Boy, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Kenyon) 3 Betting-4 to lon Oesian. Introduction jumped off with tho lead, Ossian lying se cond, and maintained it to the turn into the straight, where the favourite drew up, and, heading Introduction, won easily by a length. Sea Boy finished four lengths behind the second horse. The Innkeepers' Selling Stakes of 5 secs each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allowances, Four subs. One mile. Mr Betwell's Lancashire Witch, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (£ O) (Kenyon) w.o. Nelly Gray and Godmersham were weighed fur and the numbers telegraphed, but afterwards taken down. Her MNjesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds, Bst 8;b; 4-yr-olds, 9st 71b; 5 yr-olds and upwards, 9st 111 b. Two miles. Mr Wood's Rose, 3 yrs, Sat 81b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Count Battbyany's Suburban, aged, gat 11lb (Challoner) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Suburban, who made the running to tho straight, where young Grimahaw brought up the non- Extraordinary Suicide. Yesterday an investigation was held by Dr Lankester, the coroner for Central Middlesex, touching the death of Mr Robert Henry Williams, aged 27, who was the London manager of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank, at the pri- vate residence of that gentleman, 9, New Caveadish•street, Cavendish-square. Mr Wm. Smith:Williams, 13, Ampthill-square, identified the body as that of his son, who was a bank manager. He saw him last alive on Sunday last, and he was then in his usual health, but much depressed in spirits. Mr G. Harley, M.D., analytical chemist, and Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at University College Hospital, said he had made a post-mortem examination of the body 36 hours after death. After describing the results of the various tests employed, he said he could distinctly say tha t the cause of death was poisoning by cyanide of potassium Mr George Napoleon Epps. M.R.C.S,, said he was re lated to deceased, and frequently saw him, sometimes two or three times a week. He saw him on Sunday last, but he was not as usual he seemed depressed, which witness attri buted to his overwork at the bank. lie believed that de ceased had overworked his brain, and his mind had given way under the pressure of anxiety. He was present with Dr. Harley at the post-mortem examination. He received a message from Drake, the serving man to deceased, about eleven o'c'ock on Monday night, asking him to come and see deceased. He went, and was shown into the parlour, when Drake said, in answer to inquiry, "Ho is not here, he is in his bedroom." Witness then went upstairs and spoke to deceased. He did not answer, upon which witness put his hand on deceased's forehead in a friendly way and found he was dead. This was at five minutes past eleven. He then called assistance. After some other evidence, The Coroner inquired if any papor had been found which had contained cyanide of potassiuw, or whether deceased practised photography ? A negative reply was returned. A brother of deceased said that he was in the habit of taking photographs, but he could not say whether deceased had possessed himself of any of the cyanide of potassium. The Coroner addressed the jury, and referred to the me lancholy circumstances of the o eceased depriving himself of life at so youthful an ago. There was no doubt he had taken poison, which was fully borne out by the examina tion and analysis which had been made, and he believed that the great business which restod upon him might have had the effect of overturning his mind. If the jury had no . sufficient evidence before them, they could re-examine any of the witnesses; but he thought there was sufficient for them to return a verdict. The joy returned a verdict that deceased was found deid in his bed from the mortal effccts of cyanide of potassium, which he had taken by his own hand while in an unsound state of mind. The proceedings then terminatel. EXTRAORDINARY CLAIM OF LARGE AND VALU ABLE PROP ERTIES.—That part of Wigan which is known as the Scholes is at present in a state of no little excitement, in consequence of the conduct of a couple of men who, from what can be learned of them, appeared to be acting as agents fur a person who claims property in the Scholes and its vicinity to the value of many thousand pounds. A tumble-down place situated at the top of the street, and known as the Manor House, and one of the oldest buildings in Wigan became, through the death of the tenant, unoccupied, and the furniture having recently been cleared away by public auction, an opportunity was afforded to the claimants, for which it was evident they had for some time been waiting. Last Wednesday the two men, whose names are Rowe and Horrocks, entered the deserted house and fortified themselves therein stating that they were the relatives, and were acting as the authorised representatives of one James Horrocks, a grocer, of ,Spinning Moor, Durham, to whom that house, the adjacent prop,.'rty, and land around to the extend of 50 statute acres, all belonb':xl. The Manor House, for the last 40 years, has been held by I rsons of the names of Heat on , ~." and the trustees under the will of late head of the family, naturally feeling indignant a t the a s st .:tnption, determi ne d to attempt an ejectment. Thi s was success::illy done in the course of Wednesday, but in their exultation a: the result 0 ,heir enterprise the party left the back door op,Ztl, the ejected ones again entered and could not be removed. Ti..e cla:mants were left in peace till midnight on Saturday, when a grand siege was atranged to take place. An attack ing party of about a score went to the spot in cabs, and com menced an assault upon the house, in which they might per haps have been successful, had not the police interfered and taken their leader into custody. For some minutes the scene was a most exciting one, the besieged hurling bricks and fire upon their opponents, who wore armed with picks, blud geons, and axes, Between the two great damage was done to the property.—On the man taken into custody —one Thomas Hall—being brought before the magistrates, blr Taylor, one of Heaton's executors, attended in court with his title deeds, and it was contended that Hall, acting under his orders, was jastifi.,d in attempting to take turc.ble pos session. The Bench, however, held that they could not allow any breach of the peace ; and ultimately the case was remanded for a week, on the understanding that the solici tors for the ejected party would decide on what legal means were to be taken to rc-obtain possession. THE SHOOTING OF Ma. WILSON.—MILFORD, Saturday Night.—l have seen Mr. Wilson today. He was again visited by Dr. Thorpe, of Lettetkenny, last night, who concurs with Dr. Murray in thinking that he is going on tolerably well, but that his life still hangs in a balance. Every day since the outrage was committed the magistrates have been sitting at Tam ney. Many persons have been examined, but to no pur pose ; nobody knows anything of the transaction ; no one heard the shots or saw the assassins, although many persons were within sight and hearing of the scene. Their worships, in truth, are engaged in a not very solemn farce, and, as they must well know, might just as wall be investi gating the case at Hong Kong as at Tamney. A very stattliug fact has, however, been elicited. It appears that the men who shut Mr Wilson wore constabulary great-coats, with the capes turned up rnd drawn round their heads so as to conceal their faces, in the manner often adopted by police. men in severe weather. They stopped with perfect cool ness, and deliberately looked at Mr Wilson alter they fired, —Dtt iii .Evening SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOITHNLLS. TIMES. --Mr. Gladstone seems destined, if not to found a new school, at any rate to introduce new practices into English statesmanship. Our public men have hitherto been, like the nation of which they are the leaders, some what undemonstrative; the exercise of their abilities has generally been most conspicuous in Parliamentary debate, where they seldom fail, if the subject in hand be only worth the trouble to exhaust in all its bearings. They aro also called upon, as a part of their profession as leaders and in structors of the people, to make statements of their views on particular public questions at public meetings held during the recess of Parliament, and before their own con stituents to give an account of their political opinions and conduct, These are the duties in discharging which a member of Parliament does not appear to go at all out of his way. Bat there has been.. a sort of tradion among men holding cr arpiriug to hold a first rate position in public life that it aas becoming in states • men to confine themselves pretty rigorously within the I limits we have mentioned, ani that they were more likely to lose than to gain in influence if they suffered themselves to be tempted beyond them. Lard Palmerston is a striking ex maple that a Prime Minister, full of years and honours, can do many things in the shape of what may be called promiscuous public speaking, which his predecessors would have considered altogether impossible ; but Mr Gladstone disdains the narrow limits within which the Prime Minis ter has confined his activity, and undertakes, for the benefit of an audieece to which he is bound by no other tie than that of receiving a complimentary address, to publish a sort cf "Murray's Handbook" of the politics of the time, and of his own share in them. He has been eo long a con spicuous figure in public life, he Lae been so prominent an actor in the scenes of which he treats, that it is no reproach to him to say that even his powers of reproduction cannot give them the interest which they had at first hand, and that the history of the last eleven years will live more vividly in his speeches in Parliament than in any narrative, however brilliant and elaborate. Having in a great num ber of previous speeches given his opinion on almost every subject connected with the social and material progress of society, Mr Gladstone proceeded to give the Chamber of Commerce at Manchester Lis views on politics in all their branches. 'With regard to foreign politics, he considers tho position of England to be dignified, influential, and impar tial. We are placed on a sort of judicial elevation, being freed from any selfish interest, with no enmities to gratify, and no other mission than to promote harmony and good-will among our neighbours. There is solid truth at the bottom of this very flattering sketch, though we scarcely expect that it will be admitted as a true portrait of perfi lions Albion by those neigh bouring and rival Powers who ought to be the best judges on such a subject. On this question we must admit that Mr Gladstone occupies the very foremost place among Eng lish politicians, that he has broken entirely with the old school which seemed to have been educated in the doctriae of Hobbes—that war is the natural state of man, and that the business of England was not to raise herself above, but to mix herself up with those unceasing Continental quarrels in whichshe has so slight and so shadowy an interest. With regard to America Mr Gladstone's statement is equally satisfactory, 'We have suffered grievously by the war, but we recegniso the right of America to settle her own quarrels her own way. We doubt the power of the North to reduce the South, but the responsibility is theirs. We have no jealousy, and we wait the result in patience and forbear ance. This language is worthy of England, and will, we hope, produce its just effect upon America, from which we have not always been in the habit of hearing words equally temperate and equally conciliatory. HERALD.—Another collapse I We have an Admiralty Board, and are supposed to have a navy, but apparently we shall soon be without any sailors. Big ships, little guns, and no men, and the best ship of all laid en the shelf among the steam reserve. Heaven help old England in the day of need i Our Crimean campaign was bad enough when we threw an army ashore and left it to perish, and packed the pill-boxes under the bomb-shells, the former to be unshipped at Scutari and the latter to go on to Balaclava. The cruise in the Baltic was bootless enough, in which we burned down timber stacks where there were no batteries, and fired at Cronstadt from the respectful distance of three miles, flat tering ourselves that by tilting our gun at angle of 45 degrees we had just managed to reach the foe. All this was sufficiently odd ; but who shall say what strange results would become apparent were we now to find our selves suddenly brought into conflict with a first-class naval power ? Chatham and Woolwich are crying out for sailors, and are likely to cry, according to all appearance, for some time to come. 'We cannot revive the old press gang, yet we cannot get volunteers, and between the two what is to become of us? We are told this is an old difficulty; but after all the new devices which have been set on foot in recent years we had thought that the old story would come to an end. At least we had a right to expect that matters would not get worse. But what do we find at the present time ? The Admiralty arc actually at their wits' end to find sailors for the purpose of manning the only two ships which are now fitting out—namely, the Achilles and the Victoria, It would seem odd if the Admiralty were to be told that they should build no more ships until they could find men to work them; but it is obvious that all the naval architecture in the kingdom will be useless without the real via viva. Sir Charles Napier was worried in his day, and growled at the notion of seeking sailors on the cab-stand and in the tailor's shop; but we seem now to be sinking to a lower depth. We are told that upwards of a thousand continuous service men who, at the commencement of the Russsan war, entered the Royal navy from the merchant service, have re fused to renew their engagements, and that many whose term of ten years has nearly expired have requested their discharge on being paid off. The prospect is, therefore, darker the further we look ahead, and we can give full credence to the cautious admission that the so called " old-difficulty", of manning the vessels fitting and to be fitted for sea "is just now causing consi derable anxiety at the Admiralty." The Achilles is said to leave Chatham considerably under-manned; but it is thought "probable" that she will " pick up" the re mainder of her crew at Devonport. The grounds of this faint probability are not clear, Woolwich has been cater ing for some weeks past to get men for the Victoria, three-decker; but it is said that the effort has met with "small success." Referring to the flag ship Fisgard, we are told that, despite the " cid difficulty," she was " for merly crowded to inconvenience," but it is sorrowfully con fessed that only a few men are now to be found in her berths. We arc, therefore, at a loss to know where the Achilles is to find men, unless by some °M .:jai Incas pocus they are to bo turned out of one ship in to another, some-, what on the thimble-rig principle. Even this latter pro cess has its dangers, as we see in the case of the Royal Sovereign. By putting this ship out cf commission 330 men were set at liberty. These—and many more— were wanted for the Achilles and the Victoria; but out of all the lot only 20 or less remained in the service, STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 19 . —Business in Manchester is of the same character as that described in yesterday's report. Prices are drooping and almost nominal, buyers holding aloof, and operating only where goods are offered at excep tionally low prices. Every day's experience seems to give a new lesson of caution. To use a buyer' s expression, " if we buy goods in Tuesday's market because they appear to be cheap, we find when Friday's market comes they were dear." Sellers say that virtually prices have come down to about 18d, per lb. tor cloths, and it is difficult to get orders even for small quantities at that. The failures named yes terday of manufacturers appear to have reached nearly a dezat, and to day the suspension is mentioned of a firm of manufacturers at Ashton having four or five mills in ope ration. MINDEn, 18th.—Rather mare disposition was evinced for business to-day than for the last few weeks. Were the money market in England once more in a satisfactory state trade here would resume its wonted acqvity, as it is not so much in want of orders for goods, as fears for the future which doter buyers from operating. There is little change in the raw material, flax, tow, and jute all continuing dull, and difficult to sell oven at a moderate reduction in price ; few transactions in either are reported to-day, and any sales are made at lower prices than before. There was more in. quiry for yarns to-day, and where spinners were inclined to Meet buyers to a small extent,a fair business was done in th e vajous descriptions made bore. Linens are also more asked for t and at a small concession in price there aro buyers. Manufacturers continue well ioresold, previous and current orders keeping them busy, and there are as yet almost no stocks of goods on hand, either here or through out the district. LEICESTER, 19th.—There has been a satisfactory amount of business transacted during the past few days in hosiery goods, particularly in the fancy departments. Manufac turers continue well employed to order. At Hinckley and Loughborough business is rather quiet. Yarns are selling at recent quotations, and spinners are fairly engaged, making only to order. In wools there is no imp ortant change ; the market generally is quiet. NOTTINGHAM, 19th.—The lace trade continues very flit. There have been a fow home buyers in the market, but they have only bought sparingly, particularly of staple goods. Continental buyers abstain from purchasing, iu consequence of the tit:settled state of the yarn market, and yac laces are in tolerable request. There is a little doin g j u Mecklin quiltings, but no improvement whatever h as taken place in the demand for black laces or silk Meekli r s and quillings. The hosiery trade remains very depressed 't hero is no revival in either tho home or for e i gn markets,. Yarns are a trifle firmer. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SIIILLING DAY, Wed nesiay.—Atkaission on payment, 2,377 ; ditto, by season tickets, 1,199; tot,l visitors, 3,576. InE 601.1'211ERN BAZL'al.i. AT LIVERPOOL. — The splendid bazaar now b L .k g ld is S:. (}gorge's nail , Livetpuol, in aid of th e S oul h,:u pi isouers' relief thud , is a great suce,.ss, upwardi of £3 Odd being taheu the first day. Yesterday the hall was again very crowded, so that it war positiv e ly diffi cu l t to move, sod t h e sales were very profit able. F ans, r i uge, studs, &u., made by Confederate pri soners, were sold at several stalls, and excited much ints rest by the ingenuity and skill used in their manufacture. , 1001 9k